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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Oct 14 · Tony Wan

Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Financing

Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Oct 14

Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Financing

Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs

Oct 14 · Simon Campbell

Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs

Financing

Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs

Oct 14

Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs

Competitions

The Gates Foundation Is Awarding Millions to Solve America’s Algebra Problem. Will It Add Up?

Oct 7 · Tony Wan

The Gates Foundation Is Awarding Millions to Solve America’s Algebra Problem. Will It Add Up?

Competitions

The Gates Foundation Is Awarding Millions to Solve America’s Algebra Problem. Will It Add Up?

Oct 7

The Gates Foundation Is Awarding Millions to Solve America’s Algebra Problem. Will It Add Up?

Financing

Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning

Oct 7 · Simon Campbell

Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning

Financing

Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning

Oct 7

Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning

Investors

Salesforce Doubles Down With $100M Fund for Education and Other ‘Impact’ Investments

Oct 6 · Tony Wan

Salesforce Doubles Down With $100M Fund for Education and Other ‘Impact’ Investments

Investors

Salesforce Doubles Down With $100M Fund for Education and Other ‘Impact’ Investments

Oct 6

Salesforce Doubles Down With $100M Fund for Education and Other ‘Impact’ Investments

A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

Oct 6 · Betsy Corcoran

A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

Oct 6

A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

Financing

BEGiN Raises $50M From LEGO, Sesame and Gymboree to Scale Early Education Services

Sep 30 · Tony Wan

BEGiN Raises $50M From LEGO, Sesame and Gymboree to Scale Early Education Services

Financing

BEGiN Raises $50M From LEGO, Sesame and Gymboree to Scale Early Education Services

Sep 30

BEGiN Raises $50M From LEGO, Sesame and Gymboree to Scale Early Education Services

Opinion

Education Recovery Requires Long-Term Investment Strategy, Not Another One-off Stimulus

Sep 28 · David DeSchryver

Education Recovery Requires Long-Term Investment Strategy, Not Another One-off Stimulus

Opinion

Education Recovery Requires Long-Term Investment Strategy, Not Another One-off Stimulus

Sep 28

Education Recovery Requires Long-Term Investment Strategy, Not Another One-off Stimulus

Financing

A ‘Shopify for Online Schools’ Raises $1.75M Led by Tiger Global

Sep 28 · Tony Wan

A ‘Shopify for Online Schools’ Raises $1.75M Led by Tiger Global

Financing

A ‘Shopify for Online Schools’ Raises $1.75M Led by Tiger Global

Sep 28

A ‘Shopify for Online Schools’ Raises $1.75M Led by Tiger Global

Financing

Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Sep 24 · Tony Wan

Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Financing

Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Sep 24

Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Community

Helping Students Make New Friends During COVID Is Possible. Two Programs Show How.

Sep 21 · Julia Freeland Fisher

Helping Students Make New Friends During COVID Is Possible. Two Programs Show How.

Community

Helping Students Make New Friends During COVID Is Possible. Two Programs Show How.

Sep 21

Helping Students Make New Friends During COVID Is Possible. Two Programs Show How.

Financing

Outschool Is In, Raising $45M to Beam Live, Small-Group Classes to Homes

Sep 18 · Tony Wan

Outschool Is In, Raising $45M to Beam Live, Small-Group Classes to Homes

Financing

Outschool Is In, Raising $45M to Beam Live, Small-Group Classes to Homes

Sep 18

Outschool Is In, Raising $45M to Beam Live, Small-Group Classes to Homes

Investors

ETS Launches New Arm for Global Edtech Investments and Acquisitions

Sep 16 · Tony Wan

ETS Launches New Arm for Global Edtech Investments and Acquisitions

Investors

ETS Launches New Arm for Global Edtech Investments and Acquisitions

Sep 16

ETS Launches New Arm for Global Edtech Investments and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions

Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corp. in $15 Million Deal

Sep 15

Mergers and Acquisitions

Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corp. in $15 Million Deal

Sep 15

Mergers and Acquisitions

HelioCampus Acquires ABC Insights, a Provider of Higher-Ed Data Benchmarking Tools

Sep 15

Mergers and Acquisitions

HelioCampus Acquires ABC Insights, a Provider of Higher-Ed Data Benchmarking Tools

Sep 15

Financing

Adtalem to Acquire Online Health Education Provider Walden University for $1.48 Billion

Sep 14

Financing

Adtalem to Acquire Online Health Education Provider Walden University for $1.48 Billion

Sep 14

How to Build a Better, More Equitable Job Hunting Platform

Sep 11 · Betsy Corcoran

How to Build a Better, More Equitable Job Hunting Platform

How to Build a Better, More Equitable Job Hunting Platform

Sep 11

How to Build a Better, More Equitable Job Hunting Platform

Financing

Already a ‘Decacorn,’ Byju’s Raises $500 Million in Ongoing Series F Round

Sep 8

Financing

Already a ‘Decacorn,’ Byju’s Raises $500 Million in Ongoing Series F Round

Sep 8

Technology Trends

9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Sep 3 · Rebecca Koenig

9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Technology Trends

9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Sep 3

9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Investors

Edtech’s Eager Investors: Owl Ventures Raises $585 Million for Two New Funds

Sep 1 · Tony Wan

Edtech’s Eager Investors: Owl Ventures Raises $585 Million for Two New Funds

Investors

Edtech’s Eager Investors: Owl Ventures Raises $585 Million for Two New Funds

Sep 1

Edtech’s Eager Investors: Owl Ventures Raises $585 Million for Two New Funds

Financing

Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Aug 31 · Tony Wan

Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Financing

Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Aug 31

Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Financing

Juni Learning Raises $10.5 Million to Deliver Live Online Classes to Kids

Aug 28

Financing

Juni Learning Raises $10.5 Million to Deliver Live Online Classes to Kids

Aug 28

Guild’s Mission to Create a Smarter, Better Workforce Is Just the Beginning

Aug 26 · Betsy Corcoran

Guild’s Mission to Create a Smarter, Better Workforce Is Just the Beginning

Guild’s Mission to Create a Smarter, Better Workforce Is Just the Beginning

Aug 26

Guild’s Mission to Create a Smarter, Better Workforce Is Just the Beginning

Opinion

The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

Aug 25 · Celina Morgan-Standard

The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

Opinion

The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

Aug 25

The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

Movers and Shakers

Pearson Taps Former Disney Executive Andy Bird as Next CEO

Aug 24 · Tony Wan

Pearson Taps Former Disney Executive Andy Bird as Next CEO

Movers and Shakers

Pearson Taps Former Disney Executive Andy Bird as Next CEO

Aug 24

Pearson Taps Former Disney Executive Andy Bird as Next CEO

Financing

Coding Bootcamp Lambda School Lands $74 Million and CA Approval — With a Concession

Aug 24 · Tony Wan

Coding Bootcamp Lambda School Lands $74 Million and CA Approval — With a Concession

Financing

Coding Bootcamp Lambda School Lands $74 Million and CA Approval — With a Concession

Aug 24

Coding Bootcamp Lambda School Lands $74 Million and CA Approval — With a Concession

Opinion

Teachers Drive Innovation. This Time, Will They Do So Within or Outside the System?

Aug 23 · Jennifer Carolan

Teachers Drive Innovation. This Time, Will They Do So Within or Outside the System?

Opinion

Teachers Drive Innovation. This Time, Will They Do So Within or Outside the System?

Aug 23

Teachers Drive Innovation. This Time, Will They Do So Within or Outside the System?

Financing

Digital Assignment App Showbie Snags $5 Million in Series A Funding

Aug 20

Financing

Digital Assignment App Showbie Snags $5 Million in Series A Funding

Aug 20

Opinion

Leading an Education Startup Through Layoffs and COVID-19

Aug 19 · Patrick Cook-Deegan

Leading an Education Startup Through Layoffs and COVID-19

Opinion

Leading an Education Startup Through Layoffs and COVID-19

Aug 19

Leading an Education Startup Through Layoffs and COVID-19

Financing

Backed by Alibaba, Stanford Startup Pairs High Schoolers With Research Mentors

Aug 18 · Tony Wan

Backed by Alibaba, Stanford Startup Pairs High Schoolers With Research Mentors

Financing

Backed by Alibaba, Stanford Startup Pairs High Schoolers With Research Mentors

Aug 18

Backed by Alibaba, Stanford Startup Pairs High Schoolers With Research Mentors

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